The Kia Cadenza, or Kia K7 in South Korea, is Kia's new full-size car to replace the Kia Opirus/Amanti. Sales begin as a 2010 model elsewhere, and in the United States and Canada, as a 2011 model. It is considered to be Kia's flagship vehicle. The Cadenza use the new front wheel drive Type-N platform with MacPherson front suspension and multilink rear suspension. Cadenza will be offered with a new three gasoline engines ranging from 165 horsepower to 290 horsepower for the 3.5 liter Lambda, included the new 2.4 litre Theta II with gasoline direct injection (GDI) and 201 horsepower. The Kia Cadenza was designed by Kia design chief Peter Schreyer who was chief designer at Audi and uses Kia's new corporate grille, Tiger Nose.
